Counter Terrorism Operations: US to Withdraw Troops in Africa…Shifts Focus to China, Russia
US Troop The U.S. military will withdraw hundreds of troops focused on counter terrorism operations in Africa over the next several years to support the Pentagon’s…
AFCON Qualifiers: Owolabi, Ekpo laud Super Eagles over 4-0 victory
Super Eagles players Felix Owolabi, an ex-international, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for resoundingly defeating the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier…
How a self-made video got Nigerian migrants out of Libya cell
Nigerian migrants held in Libya were rescued after releasing a video from their cell that went viral on social media and caught the attention of authorities. A group of migrants…
Migrants rejected by Italy were tortured, raped – UN
African migrants rejected by Italy in a standoff with the European Union on Aug. 15, said they had been held by smugglers for up to two years in Libya and…
Duterte says may deploy warship to save Filipino captives in Libya
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines said on Friday he might send the navy’s most modern frigate to waters off Libya in a bid to “save” three Filipinos and a South…
11,100 Nigerians repatriated from Libya, more still stranded -EU
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday said no fewer than 11,100 Nigerians, who were among irregular migrants in Libya, had so far returned to the country. Mr Richard Young, the…
1,500 Nigerians rot in Italian prisons, says envoy
The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli who made the disclosure in an interview…
Spanish police burst Nigerian sex trafficking gang, popular Nigerian DJ, 88 others arrested
Spanish police have rescued 39 women and girls smuggled in from Nigeria and trafficked into sex work by a notorious Nigerian gang. Europol says the victims were kept in “squalid…
Gaddafi’s son Saif Islam safe in Libya, soon to give televised speech
March 20, 2018 Saif Gaddafi, the second son of late Libyan leader Muammar, is in a secure spot in Libya and will soon address the people in a televised speech,…
Italy seizes rescue ship that stopped migrants’ return to Libya
March 19, 2018 Italian court has seized a charity ship on charges that its crew helped illegal immigration by rescuing more than 200 migrants from boats before Libya’s coastguard could…